FIFA is considering far wider charges against the English and Scottish Football Associations than simply the wearing of armbands with poppies on them during last week's World Cup qualifier at Wembley.

Players from both teams wore the armbands despite being warned by FIFA that it would contravene an International Football Association Board (IFAB) rule against equipment with commercial, personal, political or religious logos or messages.

FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against the Football Association and Scottish Football Association for the wearing of poppies during last week's World Cup qualifier.

The English and Scottish football associations defied FIFA on Armistice Day -- as players from both teams wore embroidered poppies on black armbands -- after football's world governing body said the act fell under the commercial, personal, political or religious messages that it has banned.

The ESPN FC crew were left unimpressed by both sides and the atmosphere in England's 3-0 win over Scotland.

Sunderland manager David Moyes is the leading candidate to take charge of Scotland if Gordon Strachan pays the price for the nation's unconvincing start to their 2018 World Cup qualification campaign, with sources telling ESPN FC that the former Everton and Manchester United manager would be open to discussions about managing his country.

Scotland currently lie second bottom in UEFA Group F after taking just four points from their opening four qualifiers -- their only victory being a 5-1 rout of...

The former Celtic, Arsenal and Scotland hitman believes the country needs new direction after Friday's 3-0 defeat to England left hopes of reaching the 2018 World Cup in tatters.

Strachan has yet to reveal whether he plans to step down but Nicholas says there is little point in him staying on, claiming his team's performances over the past two years have not been "good enough".